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Food deserts

Rural towns fear Kroger-Albertsons merger will close stores and raise prices

by Matt Bloom
May 2, 2023
The companies’ plans have drawn skepticism from trade unions, consumer advocate groups and Colorado's attorney general.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser speaks during a town hall meeting in Cañon City about the planned merger of Kroger and Albertsons. He said he may challenge the deal in court.
Matt Bloom/CPR News
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The closing of a Nashville Piggly Wiggly leaves some with few shopping options

by Juliana Kim
May 12, 2022
The chain, which dates back to 1916, in many ways created the business model for a modern grocery store. But some stores are struggling today's retail environment.
Customers continued to trickle in to a Piggly Wiggly in downtown Nashville during the store’s final days. The store closed in April.
Julia Ritchey/WPLN
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Bringing fresh food to an L.A. food desert, one produce box at a time

by Sasa Woodruff
Jul 17, 2019
South Central resident Olympia Auset was sick of taking the bus two hours to buy fresh produce. So, she started selling fresh produce herself.
South LA resident Olympia Auset started a produce stand three years ago and now wants to expand into a physical store.
John F. Peters
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In a food desert, Atlanta now has a "food forest"

by Stephannie Stokes
Jun 17, 2019
Okra, eggplant and mulberries: Atlanta hopes a food forest will provide residents with fresh produce.
From the garden out front to the trees in the back, Atlanta’s new 7.1-acre food forest is full of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Stephannie Stokes
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Research says collaboration is needed to address Houston's "food deserts"

by Travis Bubenik
May 1, 2019
In some cases, groups trying to solve the problem are competing for funding.
A small organic farm in the middle of Houston’s concrete sprawl. 
Travis Bubenik for Marketplace
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In Dayton, taking fresh food to the bus stop

by Lewis Wallace
Nov 3, 2015
New approach to fighting food deserts puts fresh produce in the middle of town
The Market at Wright Stop Plaza in Dayton, Ohio, is open three days a week inside the city's downtown transportation hub
Lewis Wallace
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Fighting food deserts takes more than fresh produce

by David Weinberg
Mar 27, 2014
A California survey finds more food shops sell beer than milk.
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Supermarkets don't go to 'food deserts'

by Audrey Dilling
Feb 27, 2014
Grocery chains look at the lack of neighborhood competition as a bad thing.
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Whole Foods CEO: Detroit is a long-term investment

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 5, 2013
Walter Robb, CEO of high-end grocer Whole Foods, talks to Marketplace about why his company is opening its latest store in the Midtown neighborhood of Detroit.
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What people in Midtown think about Whole Foods-Detroit

by John Ketchum
Jun 5, 2013
Upscale grocer Whole Foods is opening a location in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood. The area is mostly poor, but many residents are excited to gain access to high-quality foods. Others aren't convinced that the store is catering to them.
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